Hamza (rapper)
Hamza Al-Farissi (Berber: ⵃⴰⵎⵣⴰ ⵍⴼⴰⵔⵉⵙⵉ, Ḥamza l-Farisi; Arabic: حمزة الفارسي, Hamzat āl-Fārisi; born 1 August 1994), better known by the mononym Hamza, is a Belgian rapper, singer and beatmaker. Hamza is signed to Rec. 118 and Warner Music.
Hamza | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Hamza Al-Farissi |
| Also known as | Saucegod |
| Born | 1 August 1994 Laeken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer, beatmaker |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Just Woke Up, Rec. 118, Warner Music |
| Associated acts | Kilogramme Gang |
Career
Born in Laeken, a suburb of Brussels, to parents of Moroccan origin, he formed the hip hop band Kilogramme Gang as an adolescent with his friends Triton and MK. He also used the logo "Saucegod".[1] The band released the urban project Gotham City Vol. 1. Hamza composed the beats used by the band.
After the band broke up, Hamza went solo in 2013 releasing his solo debut Recto Verso. After meeting Dakose, he resumed his musical activity with the latter as his manager.[2] In May 2015, he released the mixtape H-24 exclusively on the site HauteCulture.com, gaining public attention in Belgium and France.[3] This was followed by the project Zombie Life with wider appeal, and in 2016, the EP New Casanova with dancehall beats.[4] In December 2016, he added the mixtape Santa Sauce, made available for free on SoundCloud.
The mixtape 1994 has been his major chart success,[5][6] making it to number 13 on the French Belgian albums chart and to number 9 in France. A number of singles also charted including "Life", "Vibes" and "Paradise".
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL Wa [7] |
BEL Fl [8] |
FRA [9] |
SWI [10] | |||
| 2019 | Paradise | 2 | 35 | 2 [11] |
– | |
| 2021 | 140 BPM 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 8 | |
Mixtapes
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL Wa [7] |
BEL Fl [8] |
FRA [9] | |||
| 2013 | Recto Verso | – | – | – | |
| 2015 | H-24 | – | – | – | |
| 2016 | Zombie Life | 37 | – | – | |
| Santa Sauce | – | – | – | ||
| 2017 | 1994 | 13 | 126 | 9 | |
EPs
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL Wa [7] |
FRA [9] | |||
| 2016 | New Casanova | – | – | |
| 2020 | Netflix - 140 BPM | – | – | |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Certifications | Album / Mixtape / EP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL Wa [7] |
FRA [9] |
SWI [10] | ||||
| 2017 | "Gozilla" | Tip | 166 | – | 1994 | |
| "Destiny's Child" | Tip | – | ||||
| "Vibes" | 11 (Ultratip*) |
73 | – | |||
| "Life" | 12 (Ultratip*) |
56 | – |
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| 2019 | "Paradise" | 26 (Ultratip*) |
59 | – | Paradise | |
| "HS" (featuring SCH) |
20 | 7 [14] |
– |
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| 2020 | "Netflix" | Tip | 91 | – | Netflix - 140 BPM | |
| 2021 | "Réel" | 15 | 8 | 97 | 140 BPM 2 | |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Featured in
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Certifications | Album / Mixtape / EP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL Wa [7] |
FRA [9] |
SWI [10] | ||||
| 2018 | "Bae" (Caballero & JeanJass feat. Hamza) |
– | 162 | – | Caballero & JeanJass album Double hélice 3 | |
| 2020 | "B!tch" (Josman feat. Hamza) |
– | 99 | – | Josman album Split | |
| "Pilote" (PLK feat. Hamza) |
5 | 5 | 42 | Josman album Split | ||
| 2021 | "BXL Zoo" (Damso feat. Hamza) |
1 | 3 | 16 | Damso album QALF | |
| "Window Shopper Part. 2" (Laylow feat. Hamza) |
17 | – | – | Laylow album L'étrange histoire de Mr. Anderson | ||
| "Ouais Ouais" (Leto feat. Hamza) |
24 | – | – | Leto album 17% | ||
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Certifications | Album / Mixtape / EP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL Wa [7] |
FRA [9] | ||||
| 2017 | "Juste une minute" | – | 78 | 1994 | |
| "Mucho Love" | – | 110 | |||
| "Jodeci mob" | – | 154 | |||
| "Pas de remords" | – | 158 | |||
| "Mi gyal" | – | 172 | |||
| "1994" | – | 183 | |||
| "Silicone" | – | 190 | |||
| "Cash Time" | – | 191 | |||
| 2019 | "Dale x Love Therapy" (feat. Aya Nakamura) |
– | 13 | Paradise | |
| "Validé" | – | 34 | |||
| "Audemars Shit" | – | 38 | |||
| "50x" | – | 39 | |||
| "Sometimes" | – | 49 | |||
| "Minuit 13" (feat. Christine and the Queens & Oxmo Puccino) |
– | 49 | |||
| "Henny me noie" | – | 54 | |||
| "Addiction" | – | 75 | |||
| "Le même sort" | – | 83 | |||
| "Blue Crystal" | – | 90 | |||
| "Mac & Cheese" | – | 99 | |||
| "Deep Inside" | – | 101 | |||
| "Meilleur" | – | 107 | |||
| "Gynéco" | – | 133 | |||
| "Galerie" | – | 156 | |||
| "Clic Clac" (featuring 13 Block) |
— | 64 [16] |
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| "Céline" | — | 171 [16] |
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| "God Bless" (feat. Damso) |
8 | 5 | |||
| "Gasolina" (feat. Gambi) |
27 | — |
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| "Bac + 12" | – | 67 | |||
| "Late nights" | – | 124 | Santa Sauce 2 | ||
| "Belek" | – | 136 | |||
| "G's Up Hoes Down" | – | 142 | |||
| "Oseille" | – | 166 | |||
| "Sans signes" | – | 186 | |||
| "Go Back" | – | 189 | |||
| "Por la vida" | – | 198 | |||
| 2020 | "Nobu" | – | 113 | Netflix - 140 BPM | |
| "Henni Pop" | – | 188 | |||
| 2021 | "PTSD" | – | 24 | 140 BPM 2 | |
| "Keke" | – | 28 | |||
| "Spaghetti" (feat. Gazo & Guy2Bezbar) |
– | 35 | |||
| "Don't Tell" (feat. Headie One) |
– | 41 | |||
| "Fake Friends" | – | 52 | |||
| "Jalousie" | – | 53 | |||
| "Cheikh" | – | 55 | |||
| "Gang Activity" | – | 68 | |||
| "Hara-Kiri" (feat. Kaaris) |
– | 74 | |||
| "Torino" | – | 76 | |||
| "Spider" | – | 78 | |||
| "AMG Technology" | – | 89 | |||
| "Elle m'a dit" | – | 18 | |||
| "Slide" (with Franglish) |
– | 141 | non-album release | ||
References
- Warner Music: Die belgische Antwort auf Travis Scott und Young Thug: Hamzas Album "1994" erscheint (in German)
- La Libre: Hamza, la nouvelle star qui fait débat (in French)
- LesInrockuptibles: Qui est Hamza, le Belge prêt à bouleverser le rap francophone? (in French)
- Trace.tv: Hamza le prince du rap belge s’essaie au dancehall sur l’EP “New Casanova” (in French)
- La Libre: Hamza est toujours là (in French)
- LesInrockuptibles: Hamza revient en force avec "1994", sa nouvelle mixtape (in French)
- "Discographie Hamza". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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- "lescharts.com - Discographie Booba". Hung Medien.
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- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 10, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- "French album certifications – Hamza" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "French single certifications – Hamza" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 10, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singes 2021". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 32, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 13 August 2019.